THE HOT CORNER

1 GOLF:

Ha Na Jang birdied the third playoff hole to beat American Danielle Kang at the LPGA’s BMW Ladies Championship in Busan, South Korea. Both players parred the par-4 18th twice in the playoff before moving to the 10th hole at the LPGA Busan International course, where Jang’s three clinched it after hitting her 95-yard approach to four feet. Kang, who birdied eight of her first 13 holes for a 64, and Jang, 65, finished with 19-under 269 totals.

2 GOLF:

Steven Brown won the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura to claim his first European Tour title. The Englishman shot 5-under 66 in the final round to finish one stroke ahead of South African pair Justin Walters (66) and Brandon Stone (70). Brown made par or better on each of his last 36 holes.

3 BOXING:

Shakur Stevenson (240, 14 KOs) defeated Joet Gonzalez in Reno, Nev., to claim the vacant WBO featherweight title in a unanimous decision. Stevenson’s fast strikes and elusiveness were on display throughout, but especially in the first six rounds. Judges turned in identical scorecards of 119-109.

4 SKIING:

Alexis Pinturault beat teammate Mathieu Faivre to lead a French 1-2 finish in the World Cup season-opening giant slalom in spring-like, sunny conditions on the Rettenbach mountain glacier in Soelden, Austria. Pinturault held a slim lead of two-hundredths of a second over Faivre after the opening run but extended the margin to 0.54 in the final leg. Zan Kranjec of Slovenia was third, followed by Americans Tommy Ford and Ted Ligety. It was Ford’s career-best result, while Ligety had won the season-opener four times between 2011 and 2015.

5 AUTO RACING:

Estonian driver Ott Tanak won the World Rally Championship title after finishing the Rally of Spain in second place in Barcelona, while Thierry Neuville won the race.